Ikeda Motosuke

Ikeda Motosuke (池田 元助; 1559 – May 18, 1584) was a samurai commander in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.

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1559 - May 18 - 1584 - Azuchi-Momoyama period

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He was the frist son of Ikeda Tsuneoki. His young brother was Ikeda Terumasa.

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Ikeda Tsuneoki - Ikeda Terumasa

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He served Oda Nobunaga in his early years.

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In 1579, since he was active in beating Araki Murashige with his brother, Terumasa, Nobunaga praised them for that.

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1579 - Araki Murashige

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In 1582, he served Hashiba Hideyoshi after Nobunaga died at the Incident at Honnoji.

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1582 - Hashiba Hideyoshi - Incident at Honnoji

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In 1584, he led the force to beat up Mikawa Province at the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute.

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1584 - Mikawa Province - Battle of Komaki and Nagakute

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However, he was kicked back by the Tokugawa Ieyasu's force, and died in the battle.

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